Asclepias oenotheroides Chamisso & Schlechtendal. Sidecluster Milkweed, Hierba de Zizotes, Matacoyote. Phen: (Feb-) Mar-Nov; (Apr-) May-Nov (-Jan). Hab: Sandy or rocky calcareous prairies, other dry habitats. Dist: OK, s. CO, and s. AZ south to Mexico and Central America.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Other Comments: "The flowers of A. oenotheroides are structurally about the most elegantly contrived of all milkweeds, but the color is very dingy and the whole aspect of the plant is extraordinarily weedy" (Woodson 1954).
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA14, GrPl, K3, K4, Mex, NcTx, Ok, Tx
Links to other floras: = Asclepias oenotheroides - FNA14
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
- Great Plains: FACU
Heliophily ⓘ: 4
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